Big Y announced more than 1,000 job openings in all areas of the company in response to its expansion and growth. These new positions include both full and part time options, including management and support positions in every location throughout Massachusetts and Connecticut.

Openings can be found at all Big Y markets, Fresh Acres Specialty Market, Table & Vine Fine Wines and Spirits, Big Y Express Gas and Convenience Stores, Big Y’s Fresh & Local Distribution Center and Big Y’s Store Support Center. Supermarket openings include department managers and assistant department managers. Fresh

As with so many other produce industry events, the annual Big Idaho Potato Harvest Meeting went virtual this year. Held Thursday, Nov. 12, the meeting zoomed in on the industry’s response to market disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

“This year has posed many challenges,” said Frank Muir, president and CEO of the Idaho Potato Commission, in Eagle, ID. “We have had many mountains to climb. Among them, at planting time we were hit with an incredible cold front, with several back-to-back days of frost. Then the pandemic struck, and almost overnight, 60 percent of volume was put at risk.”

Hy-Vee Inc. is seeking employees to help fill multiple positions in stores across its eight-state region as well as its distribution centers located in Chariton and Cherokee, IA. Hy-Vee is adapting to meet the evolving needs of its customers who plan to shop differently this holiday season and beyond. New employees are also needed as the company continues to expand and open new stores.

Hy-Vee is hiring individuals for temporary and permanent help, including openings for part-time and full-time positions. From online personal shoppers and cashiers to food service clerks, stockers and more, Hy

Southern California-based Gourmet Trading Company transitioned its year-round production of blueberries to Chile in November, starting with organics just before the month dawned and adding the conventional blueberry SKUs by the middle of the month.

Luciano Fiszman, blueberry category manager for the two-commodity organization (asparagus being the other), explained that the company’s blueberry rotation transitioned from Mexico to Peru in the summer and now on to Chile.

“The trick is to have a little bit of an overlap but not too much,” he said, adding that managing the overlap is why Gourmet

Mission Produce, Inc., one of the world leaders in sourcing, producing, and distributing fresh avocados, announced the launch of Mission Jumbos, a pack full of larger, shareable avocados that offer more to eat and more to love.

Mission Jumbos expands Mission Produce’s existing lineup of avocado offerings, which includes Mission Minis and Emeralds in the Rough. The Mission Jumbos offering was created in response to consumer trends indicating that people are increasingly incorporating avocados into their everyday diets and preparing more meals themselves as they continue to work, learn, and

The Canadian Produce Marketing Association is moving forward in 2021 to connect members and build business opportunities, even within these unique times. "Recognizing you cannot recreate our amazing event online we are working to deliver a new and exciting virtual world, something totally reimagined," the association said in a statement.

CPMA invites industry members to join its first Fresh Week event beginning April 12, 2021. Fresh Week will celebrate the sector with education, virtual tours, networking opportunities, social activities and connections across the supply chain.

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